There’s a beautiful scene in Jia Zhangke’s 2004 film The World in which the protagonist, Tao, crosses paths with an industrial worker nicknamed Little Sister on the rooftop of an unfinished building. They chat aimlessly beneath towering spires of exposed rebar until a massive plane soars overhead, drowning out their voices. “Tao, who flies on those planes?” he asks, to which she responds, “Who knows…I don’t know anybody who’s ever been on a plane.”
It’s this precise contrast of stasis and flux, of the sublime and the quotidian, of simple personal dreams swallowed up by massive national ambitions, that characterizes Liu Jian’s newest feature, Art College 1994. Jia also lends his voice to one of its characters: Gu Yongqing, a “roving artist abroad” who speaks of “the mysterious power of art” during a visiting lecture at the titular art college. This is Liu’s third animated feature film,...
It’s this precise contrast of stasis and flux, of the sublime and the quotidian, of simple personal dreams swallowed up by massive national ambitions, that characterizes Liu Jian’s newest feature, Art College 1994. Jia also lends his voice to one of its characters: Gu Yongqing, a “roving artist abroad” who speaks of “the mysterious power of art” during a visiting lecture at the titular art college. This is Liu’s third animated feature film,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slant Magazine
Fukuoka (Japan), July 22 (Ians) Australia’s Cassiel Rousseau claimed the men’s 10m platform title on Saturday to stop China from a clean sweep of all diving gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships.
China, who has won all other 12 diving events, still managed to secure the silver and bronze.
Rousseau, who was fourth in last year’s Budapest world championships, pulled ahead after the fifth dive when previous round leader Lian Junjie’s poor execution of 207B — back 3.5 somersaults pike — earned only 70.20 points, reports Xinhua.
Before the final round, Rousseau had built a lead of 1.05 points over second-placed Kyle Kothari of Britain. Lian was third with 8.50 points adrift.
In the final round, Rousseau and Lian, who uncorked the same dive, both earned 98.05 points, which was enough for Rousseau to seal the victory with a total of 520.85 points.
Lian took silver in 512.35 and his Chinese teammate Yang Hao finished third...
China, who has won all other 12 diving events, still managed to secure the silver and bronze.
Rousseau, who was fourth in last year’s Budapest world championships, pulled ahead after the fifth dive when previous round leader Lian Junjie’s poor execution of 207B — back 3.5 somersaults pike — earned only 70.20 points, reports Xinhua.
Before the final round, Rousseau had built a lead of 1.05 points over second-placed Kyle Kothari of Britain. Lian was third with 8.50 points adrift.
In the final round, Rousseau and Lian, who uncorked the same dive, both earned 98.05 points, which was enough for Rousseau to seal the victory with a total of 520.85 points.
Lian took silver in 512.35 and his Chinese teammate Yang Hao finished third...
- 7/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Fukuoka (Japan), July 15 (Ians) China secured all three diving gold medals in the World Aquatics Championships here on Saturday, delivering a potent signal to competitors of their readiness for another clean sweep ahead of the Paris Olympics next year.
The Chinese powerhouse’s initial victory was courtesy of two teenagers. Fourteen-year-old Wang Feilong, in concert with 19-year-old Olympic champion Zhang Jiaqi, clinched the mixed synchronised 10m platform, reports Xinhua.
Zhang, a women’s synchronised platform victor at the Tokyo Olympics, inspired her younger teammate Wang Feilong to lead from the start in their triumphant performance. The pair accrued a total of 339.54 points over six dives, outpacing Mexico’s Jose Balleza Isaias and Vivana Delangel Peniche who garnered 313.44 points.
China’s second gold was claimed by Lin Shan, who outperformed her compatriot and reigning champion Li Yajie in the women’s one-meter springboard.
An electrifying men’s synchronised three-meter springboard final unfolded next.
The Chinese powerhouse’s initial victory was courtesy of two teenagers. Fourteen-year-old Wang Feilong, in concert with 19-year-old Olympic champion Zhang Jiaqi, clinched the mixed synchronised 10m platform, reports Xinhua.
Zhang, a women’s synchronised platform victor at the Tokyo Olympics, inspired her younger teammate Wang Feilong to lead from the start in their triumphant performance. The pair accrued a total of 339.54 points over six dives, outpacing Mexico’s Jose Balleza Isaias and Vivana Delangel Peniche who garnered 313.44 points.
China’s second gold was claimed by Lin Shan, who outperformed her compatriot and reigning champion Li Yajie in the women’s one-meter springboard.
An electrifying men’s synchronised three-meter springboard final unfolded next.
- 7/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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